dumping price practices related to the line Prague
– Ostrava). ČEZ on a number of cases or projects
(in such as the alleged abuse of dominant position case in connection with coal purchases or in
proceedings seeking approval for concentrations,
e.g., acquisition of a 100% shareholding in Energotrans), the Fincentrum Group (representation
before the Office for the Protection of Competition
in relation to the acquisition of a controlling stake
in Fincentrum by its shareholders and new private
equity investors), AVE CZ in a large investigation
by Czech Office for Protection of Competition of
the alleged cartel in the waste disposal market and
the market of the road cleaning, Czech Post (postal services issues), OMV Czech Republic in proceedings conducted by the Czech Office for Protection of Competition in connection with the alleged
prohibited price-fixing concerted practices in the
Czech fuel market and in the subsequent judicial
review proceedings.
Furthermore, WEIL advises on a regular basis Plzeňský Prazdroj and SABMiller on various competition law aspects of their activities in the Czech
market.

Banking and Finance
WEIL’s clients in the area include a number of
Czech and international banks and financial institutions, as well as major corporate clients, governmental entities and public authorities to whom
WEIL has provided or is providing legal advice in
connection with their financial projects, including
issues of debt securities in the Czech, European or
U.S. capital markets; structured finance, mezzanine or syndicated loans.
In 2014, for example, WEIL has provided legal advice to ČEZ on its offering of bonds exchangeable
for a total of 7% of shares in MOL, a Hungarian oil
and gas company, and on its invitation to holders
of its outstanding Eurobonds to tender their bonds
for purchase, one of the largest transactions in
Czech capital markets in 2014. The largest project
dealt with by a WEIL team for ČEZ addressed the
issue of financing the planned construction of two
new units for the Temelín nuclear power plant,
including the possible construction of up to three
other similar units at another potential location in

Europe, being the largest-ever project in the history of the Czech Republic. Weil also participated
as counsel in the US offering of ČEZ’s bonds under
Rule 144A; offerings of municipal Euro bonds and
short-term promissory notes of the Capital City
of Prague; offerings of both short and long-term
promissory notes of Dopravní podnik hlavního
města Prahy; request of ČEZ for change of conditions for offerings of Euro bonds listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange, or in connection with
the ČEZ Eurobond offerings under its Eurobonds
Program.
Weil advised Česká spořitelna in proceedings before Czech courts and the Financial Arbitrator of
the Czech Republic regarding actions of its clients
claiming reimbursement of fees paid for the administration of consumer and mortgage loans; in addition, Weil has also provided legal services on matters such as the possible impact of Czech private
law re-codification on Česká spořitelna’s banking
activities due to enactment of the New Civil Code
and the Act on Business Corporations.
Other major clients of WEIL include, for example,
the General Electric Capital Corporation global
financial group (legal consultancy in connection
with the preparation of the recovery plan required
under the new U.S. Banking Regulations, as well
as Weil’s advice in connection with the settlement
of rights and obligations resulting from the acquisition of a part of the enterprise of Agrobanka, or
advice in relation to the complex restructuring of
the group’s business activities in the Czech Republic; Telefónica Czech Republic (in connection
with the mandatory tender offer by its new majority owner); Stock Spirits Group (in connection
with its syndicated revolving loan and a change
of securing of these loans); Franklin Templeton
Investment Funds (in connection with the public offering of shares of foreign mutual funds in
the Czech Republic); and Silver Lake Partners (in
connection with financing of the acquisition of the
Global Blue group). WEIL lawyers have also participated in corporate restructuring and complex
re-licencing of the Fincentrum group regulated activities, including assistance in proceedings before
the Czech National Bank.